LOUIS III (1806-1877) Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine

LOUIS III (1806-1877) Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine 1848-77. A good L.S., `the good brother and cousin Louis´, one page, mourning paper, 4to, Darmstadt, 30th April 1856, to the King of the Two Sicilies, in French. Louis III announces to his correspondent `..a new misfortune has just hit my heart, as our Lord has decided to take out from this world his Highness Prince Emil Maximilian Leopold August Charles of Hesse by the Rhine, my beloved uncle, who passed yesterday at Baden Baden..´ With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original mourning envelope, bearing to the verso a black wax seal in very fine condition. Also including a folded mourning leaf containing the letter, also bearing to the verso a black wax seal. EX £80-100